ordinance
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And in her office’s role of drafting ordinance language, Roy said, Feldstein Soto has returned to city council ordinance language that isn’t “faithful to the intent of the drafter.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026
So the only reasonable charge was violating the city ordinance against disturbing “the peace of others by violent, offensive or boisterous conduct or language,” but that was tacked on later, in February.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
After that, the council would still need to pass an ordinance revising city election law.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
But the opportunity was thwarted when, in 2023, following pushback from some local residents, his township passed an ordinance that banned large solar projects from land zoned for agriculture.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
Later, his son King Louis abolished the ordinance of the infantry and began to hire Swiss troops.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
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